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CDUS45 KMSO 050739
CLIMSO


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
1238 AM MST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE MISSOULA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         23    137 PM  49    1921  30     -7        7       
  MINIMUM          1    834 AM -19    1949  15    -14       -5       
  AVERAGE         12                        22    -10        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.70 1907   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.16  -0.13     0.33    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.33                      3.10  -1.77     3.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.16  -0.13     0.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        43     10       64       
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       172     41      201       
  SINCE DEC 1   1299                      1459   -160     1389       
  SINCE JUL 1   3249                      3474   -225     3251       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MISSOULA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        49      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -21      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   503 PM MST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   821 AM MST   SUNSET   504 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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